One Size Fits All

What's good for Tunney's Pasture is good for Kabul, Paris 

or Buenos Aires. New (smaller) DFAIT Office Space 

Standards for Posts. (Hat tip to Jim Elliott).

Function	Maximum Net Area in sq. metres (old in brackets)	Type
HOM	No change	Standard office
Minister	24  (28)	Standard office
Head of Program (EX level)	18  (21)	Standard office
Head of Program (non-EX level)	12  (14)	Standard office
Officer	12  (14)	Partition enclosure
Support	8  (9)	Privacy screening

RIP: Bob Brooks

Robert Brooks
BROOKS, Robert "Bob" Retired - Foreign Affairs Suddenly, Monday, December 15, 2008, at the age of 62. Beloved husband of Pamela (nee Gabie). Loving father of Bob (Nicole). Fondly remembered by many loving family and friends. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 580 Eagleson Road, Kanata, Sunday, December 21, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. A Service in Memory of Bob will be held Monday, December 22, 2008 in the Chapel at 10 a.m. In memoriam donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation appreciated.

The Bailout

DFAIT Goes to Hull

This month, approximately 225 DFAIT employees from the Human Resource and Corporate Services Branches (namely, CFSI, SMD, SMO, SMF, SMS, SPD, and SPP) will begin moving to new workspace at the Fontaine Building located at 200 Sacré Coeur in Gatineau, on the opposite end of the MacDonald-Cartier bridge from the Pearson Building. These moves are expected to ease accommodation pressures both at 111 and 125 Sussex, while further advancing the department's progression towards newer, modern and healthier work environments. The moves are expected to be completed by mid-January 2009.

The (Brief) Pause that Refreshes

Jim Graham thinks that those among us nostalgic for our student days would like to be reminded of this aspect of it.